The Prune Book: Making the Right Appointments to Manage Washington's Toughest Jobs,9781568330761

The Prune Book: Making the Right Appointments to Manage Washington's Toughest Jobs

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ISBN13: 9781568330761
ISBN10: 1568330766
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-01-23
Publisher(s): Madison Books
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Summary

All you need to know about more than 50 critical cabinet and subcabinet positions filled by presidential appointment.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi(4)
Patricia McGinnis
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1(14)
Special Focus 13(70)
Chapter 1 Presidential Appointments
13(42)
Chapter 2 Survival and Success as a Government Executive
55(28)
Profiles of Positions 83(316)
Chapter 3 Economy, Trade and Work Force
83(104)
Assistant to the President and Director, National Economic Council
83(8)
Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services, Department of Agriculture
91(8)
Under Secretary, International Trade, Department of Commerce
99(10)
Assistant Secretary, Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education
109(10)
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
119(10)
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
129(8)
Chairman and President, U.S. Export-Import Bank
137(8)
Chapter 4 Foreign Policy and National Security
145(42)
Administrator, Agency for International Development
145(8)
Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense
153(8)
Assistant Secretary for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence, Department of Defense
161(8)
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense
169(8)
Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State
177(16)
Chapter 5 Health and Health Care
187(54)
Under Secretary for Food Safety, Department of Agriculture
187(8)
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
195(8)
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
203(8)
Director, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
211(8)
Director, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services
219(8)
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
227(14)
Chapter 6 Environment
241(46)
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy
241(10)
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
251(10)
Chapter 7 Law Enforcement (four positions examined as a group)
261(26)
Under Secretary for Enforcement, Department of the Treasury
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Agency, Department of Justice
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice
Chapter 8 Civil Rights
287(18)
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education
287(8)
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
295(16)
Chapter 9 National Infrastructure
305(60)
Assistant to the President, Office of Science and Technology
305(10)
Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
315(10)
Commissioner, Social Security Administration
325(10)
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor
335(10)
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
345(8)
Assistant Secretary/Commissioner, Federal Housing Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development
353(12)
Chapter 10 Federal Management
365(34)
Director and Deputy Directors, Office of Management and Budget
365(16)
Program Associate Directors, Office of Management and Budget
381(18)
Appendix I Earlier Recommendations for Improving the Presidential Appointments Process 399(6)
Appendix II Suggested Further Reading on Presidential Appointments 405(2)
Appendix III Additional Positions that Merit Attention 407(4)
Index of Names 411

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